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Jacket, Spencer
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched boy’s Spencer jacket made of fine linen. Short-waisted with a welt pocket on each side. Collar and revers. Long 2-piece sleeves, gathered at the top with side vents. Single-breasted, 4 buttonholes, and 5/8” flat self-covered buttons. No underarm seam. Bias-cut front sections are faced with fine linen to underarm position, finished evenly at the edges. Facing extends around the back shoulder area.
G96.087
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Child, Male
Historic Costume
Jacket
Male
Linen
White
1840 - 1850
American
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